Compared with the bank elites in suits and ties in the drama, what I like and respect more are the "screws" who support Japan, the craftsmen who wear work clothes and work on the front line.
1- Naoki Hansawa’s parents who run a resin screw business
Naoki’s parents run a screw factory. They continued to study and test, and made this resin screw to the extreme. It only weighs 1 gram and can bear 1470 Newtons. After the factory was developed, Naoki's father chose to commit suicide because he had no funds to carry out production and the previous bank changed his mind and refused to provide loans. With no other way out, Naoki's father chose to commit suicide. Later, thanks to the help of a small local bank, Naoki's mother insisted on running the Banze Screw Factory.
2-? President Makino, who insists on hand-made titanium endoscope sockets
Makino Seiki, run by President Makino, insists on using hand-made methods to produce high-quality Technology, high-precision endoscope sockets and titanium alloy valves for F1 racing cars, and have applied for patents. The factory lacked funds for operation, and with the help of Naoki Hansawa, he successfully obtained a loan to continue operating the factory.
3- Sena and his son, practitioners of the "Wannian Pen" business philosophy
Sena Yosuke's father is a craftsman who makes pens, making old-fashioned piston-type pens that absorb ink. Fountain pens, although troublesome to use, get better and better over time. Yosuke also established Spiral Technology Company based on his father's "Ten Thousand Years Pen" concept, dedicated to making technology that can still be used ten thousand years later. With the help of Naoki, Moriyama and others, Spiral finally defeated the acquisition of the computer technology company and joined forces with FOX to successfully put the company on the right development path.
4-? Tamaki and Sons, who produce power adapters
Tamari Kasuo studied hand-wound generator coils. Compared with using machines, skilled workers hand-wound coils to make the power supply much more powerful. Improve and own the patent on the power adapter.
To borrow the words of Hansawa Naoki's mother, "Japan is short of resources. It relies on the skills and skills of countless craftsmen to develop into an economic power." Japanese craftsmen focus on small but beautiful, and make All kinds of products are refined, detailed, specialized and deep. The most important thing in manufacturing is manufacturing precision, and the things with the highest precision are, without exception, polished by hand.
Computers are not omnipotent, and neither are all kinds of automated production. As President Makino said, "Only by touching with your hands, seeing with your eyes, and listening with your ears can you really do a good job." Exactly. Only with "screws" like Hansawa Naoki's parents, President Makino, Sena and his son, and Tamaki and his son, can Japan have strong manufacturing capabilities.
Japanese people have a very reserved side, and it is this introversion that creates this small but beautiful craftsmanship. The spirit of Japanese craftsmanship is also worthy of our respect and admiration. I think this is also the director's intention, seemingly inadvertently scattering these plots in various exaggerated performances, but in fact, every word is paying tribute to this spirit.
Really high! I'm done with this bowl of chicken soup!